Ryan Sharman is as proud as punch to become a Cambridge City record-breaker – but had no idea he was about to do so until last week.

Sharman's goal in Saturday's 2-1 win over Hartley Wintney meant he has now scored in 10 successive league games for City, beating the previous club record of nine.

It also took for former Soham Town Rangers front man onto 17 goals for the season – forcing him to change his goals target for the campaign already.

“I didn't expect it to happen,” said Sharman. “The club historian came up and told me after I made it nine in a row, and then I went on to make it 10. I was really proud as it's a club rich in history which has had a lot of good players down the years.

“I've been playing a number 10 role for the last couple of years which suits my game, and I've developed a knack of arriving in the box at the right time, but you're only as good as the players around you and the service you get.

“I scored 15 goals before November for Soham last season, but this had been my hottest streak so far. My original aim was to get 15 goals for the season, but having passed that already, I'm now aiming for 30.”

Unfortunately, Sharman was not able to make it 11 in a row on Monday night as City went down 2-0 at home to Southern One East promotion rivals AFC Dunstable, who moved to within a point of them.

They remain in second place, however, and have the chance to make up ground on league leaders Moneyfields on Saturday when host the early-season pace-setters.

“It was disappointing to lose to Dunstable, but I still think we've got what it takes to go up this season,” said Sharman. “We just need to be a bit more consistent and put a few more of the chances we create away.

“We've now got two tough games coming up against Moneyfields and AFC Rushden & Diamonds, which will be a big test for us, but I believe we've got what it takes to win both games.”

Elsewhere in the Southern League, John Frendo's strike earned Royston Town a 1-1 draw at Biggleswade Town in the Premier Division last night, but St Ives Town went down 4-0 at Hereford.